| Maddingley Bacchus Marsh, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The heritage-listed chicory kiln in Maddingley | |||||||||||||||
  Maddingley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′11″S144°26′01″E / 37.68639°S 144.43361°E Coordinates: 37°41′11″S144°26′01″E / 37.68639°S 144.43361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,453 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3340 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Melton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
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Maddingley is a suburb of Bacchus Marsh, a peri-urban town in central Victoria, Australia. The locality consists of the portion of the Bacchus Marsh urban area south of the Werribee River. It is in the Shire of Moorabool, 61 kilometres (38 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Maddingley had a population of 3,453. [1]
Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne and 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Melton at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong. The population of the Bacchus Marsh urban area was 20,345 at the 2016 Census. Bacchus Marsh is the largest urban area in the local government area of Shire of Moorabool.
Victoria is a state in south-eastern Australia. Victoria is Australia's smallest mainland state and its second-most populous state overall, making it the most densely populated state overall. Most of its population lives concentrated in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its state capital and largest city, Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. Victoria is bordered by Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, and South Australia to the west.
The Werribee River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment that is located on the plain west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lerderderg River, are north of Ballan near Daylesford and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of Werribee to enter Port Phillip. A linear park follows the Werribee River along much of its course. In total the Werribee River completes a journey of approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi).
Items of interest in Maddingley include the Bacchus Marsh railway station, Bacchus Marsh College, Bacchus Marsh Grammar School and the Maddingley brown coal mine. Maddingley Park, including the Nieuwesteeg Heritage Rose Garden, is adjacent to the railway station.
Bacchus Marsh railway station is located on the Serviceton line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bacchus Marsh, and opened on 10 February 1887, as the temporary terminus of the line from Melbourne. On 4 December 1889, the line was extended to Ballan, which completed the direct Melbourne to Ballarat line.
Bacchus Marsh College is a secondary school in the town of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. It was opened in 1912 as Bacchus Marsh High School, and then later became Bacchus Marsh Secondary College. The college started with 38 students.
Bacchus Marsh Grammar School is an independent, co-educational primary school and secondary school, a day school located in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.
